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Read more: And Now She’s Gone
And Now She’s Gone
No comments on And Now She’s GoneJust want to drop a recommendation for the book And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall. It’s a gripping thriller that made me laugh as I tried to solve the mystery within. Grayson, our protagonist, is trying to move from writing reports for investigators to solving her first case. It starts as a simple missing person case. Over time we realize that both Grayson and the…
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Read more: When the days flow together
When the days flow together
You can add definition. I “retired” (maybe permanently, maybe until my health is better) in late June 2019. Husband ended his contract test job around Thanksgiving 2019. Housemate began working from home to avoid COVID-19 in the first week of March 2020. Each of these transitions came with its own changes and flow. Initially I was the only one home weekdays. Then it was two of us.…
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Read more: Who thought knees were a good idea?
Who thought knees were a good idea?
You may remember that I can’t take NSAIDs anymore. I’ve also written about knee issues, and that recently I wasn’t having them. Apparently I tempted the fates or something, because last weekend I managed to do something to my left knee. The good thing is that I have been able to treat it with using my cane more to reduce strain; elevation; an ice pack; and doing…
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Read more: A post
A post
I have installed Habitica again, and setup a system of things to do daily, things that repeat frequently, and occasional to-dos. One is to “Write a blog post”. So. This is a blog post. :)
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Read more: Life Without Ibuprofen
Life Without Ibuprofen
I became aware of ibuprofen in high school, as a reliever for period pain. I used it with happy abandon for assorted cramps and pulled muscles. When my knees started hurting, I used ibuprofen. Headaches weren’t much helped by ibuprofen, but that’s what acetaminophen is for. Eventually I had knee issues that ibuprofen didn’t handle, I added physical therapy exercises to ibuprofen. I didn’t stop taking it.…
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Read more: Fat Bias In Treatment
Fat Bias In Treatment
Researchers are looking at data on N1H1 flu to see how COVID-19 might go. For example, reviewing how fat people fare. Results: We identified 22 articles enrolling 25,189 laboratory confirmed patients. The pooled estimates indicated obesity significantly increased the risk of fatal and critical complications of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection (for fatal, OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.23-2.65; for critical complications, OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.13-2.47). However,…
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Read more: Yoga revisited
Yoga revisited
I never really stopped stretching, but now I’m starting to do a few yoga poses again. I stand in a “warrior” pose and marvel at how my mat holds my feet still, and I remember being able to have my feet further apart without any of the balance wobbling I’m doing. I remind myself I used to spend 30 minutes on the treadmill and when I started…
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Read more: Review: The Relentless Moon
Review: The Relentless Moon
The newest Lady Astronaut book from Mary Robinette Kowal is fun. It features a 50ish woman, Nicole Wargin, who finds and defeats bad guys in an alternate world where the space race started in the 1950s; by the early 60s, there’s a moon base and a mission to Mars. Nicole is an ex-WASP who admits she was probably only accepted to astronaut training because her husband, Kenneth…
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Read more: Disabled or not?
Disabled or not?
A person with a disability is defined as: A person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or A person with a record of such a physical or mental impairment; or A person who is regarded as having such an impairment. – NW ADA Center “Disabled” is still a term I wrestle with. I have a disabled parking permit…
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